Lord Rooker: The Rural Payments Agency is endeavouring to make a full or substantial partial payment to all 2005 single payment scheme claimants by the end of June 2006. By 23 May £1.32 billion had been paid, representing 88 per cent. of the total projected expenditure.
	In accordance with EU regulations, farmers must submit a valid application for direct payments each year. In recognition of the difficulties faced this year, my noble friend Lord Bach announced on 5 May that late claim penalties would not apply to applications submitted between 16 and 31 May 2006.

Lord Lea of Crondall: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Whether, with the agreement of Professor Tony Atkinson of Nuffield College, they will take responsibility for the ongoing publication of his top 1 per cent. of income earners series alongside currently published series for deciles and quartiles.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: The latest information on the share of income of the top 1 per cent. of taxpayers is available in table 2.4, "Shares of total income (before and after tax) and income tax for percentile groups" which is available on the HM Revenue and Customs website at www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income tax/table2 4.xls. HMRC has no current plans to produce any further analyses beyond those already published.

Lord Rooker: A total of 93 Doorstep Greens are fully complete. The names of sites already completed can be found at www.countryside. gov.uk/doorstepgreens. To date, 193 Doorstep Greens have started work on site with only one more yet to start work on site.
	One of the initiative's defining features is the importance placed on effective community consultation. Generously funded at the start of a project, a good consultation holds the key to successful, inclusive, sustainable green spaces. Independent evaluation of Doorstep Greens conducted last year showed that 92 per cent. of people running their own Doorstep Green thought that the community "mostly or completely got what it wanted through the design and development stages of their projects".
	Thirty-one fully illustrated case studies of Doorstep Greens (in "before" and "after" states) can be read at www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Recreation/DG/casestudies/case studies 02.asp.
	The research report into Doorstep Greens by the Parks Agency can be found at www.countryside.gov.uk/Images/DG%2OEval%20final%20report%20Vol%201 tcm2-28133.pdf.
	Research summary: www.countryside.gov.uk/Images/CRN 99 tcm2-28300.pdf or copies can be ordered directly from the Countryside Agency's Doorstep Greens national project team on 0121 233 9399.
	The Office of Charity and Third Sector Finance, which was launched on 31 March 2006, is aimed at supporting the activities of the voluntary sector. It focuses on financial support to the sector and co-ordinates policy including on spending decisions for the 2007 spending review. It also supports the cross-departmental ministerial team and acts as a central point of contact for external stakeholders.